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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams misses with a head kick.
Tavares misses with the combination.
Tavares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abrams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abrams tries a head kick but it misses.
Abrams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abrams clinches.
Abrams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tavares takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Henrique Tavares has been cut.
Tavares blocking some punches.
Abrams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abrams misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abrams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tavares's brow.
Abrams lands a damaging elbow.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Abrams is controlling him.
Abrams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tavares is trying to force a seperation but Abrams has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Abrams throws a body kick that misses
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
Abrams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares thuds a left hand into Abrams's body.
Abrams motions for Tavares to come forward. Abrams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares moves away from the strike by Abrams.
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Tavares blocks the leg kick.
Tavares tests Abrams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Taite Abrams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abrams takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Tavares's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tavares blocks a head kick by Abrams.
Tavares blocks a jab.
Abrams throws a sloppy head kick
and Abrams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Abrams is predictable there
and Tavares counters with a crisp one two that drops Abrams! Tavares thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Abrams to his feet! Abrams is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares throws a series of punches but Abrams moves out of range.
Abrams throwing a counter right hand but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abrams at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tavares misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abrams. Tavares shrugs it off though.
Abrams misses with a series of wild punches.
Tavares lands a left and a right that send Abrams crashing to the mat, dazed. Tavares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Taite Abrams has been cut.
Abrams has Tavares up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tavares breaks from the clinch.
Tavares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abrams.
Tavares throws a series of punches but Abrams moves out of range.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Abrams is just out of range.
Abrams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Tavares does no damage.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abrams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams moves into the clinch.
Abrams lands a nice elbow.
Abrams lands an elbow inside that Tavares shrugs off.
Abrams working aggressively here.
Abrams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abrams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavares blocks the elbow strike.
Abrams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Abrams has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tavares looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abrams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tavares's efforts to push away.
Abrams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Abrams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams lands with a kick to the temple. Tavares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tavares is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tavares cracks Abrams with a good jab.
Tavares staying out of range there.
No joy there for Abrams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Abrams tries to land a body kick
and Tavares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tavares works over Abrams's head and body with a nice combination.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abrams.
Tavares throws a counter combo.
Abrams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abrams doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
Abrams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tavares is out of range and Abrams settles back down.
Tavares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abrams rather than just go for the knockout.
Abrams slips a jab and a cross from Tavares.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooh!!! Tavares has knocked Abrams down with a huge combo! Tavares steps away and waves a wobbly Abrams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Abrams is rocked!
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
Abrams misses with a straight left.
Tavares is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Tavares dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abrams scores with a nice head shot.
Abrams throws a leg kick that misses.
Abrams darts in and clinches Tavares up against the ropes.
Abrams lands an elbow inside that Tavares shrugs off.
Abrams misses with an elbow over the top.
Abrams tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abrams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tavares avoids the elbow strike from Abrams, against the ropes.
Abrams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Abrams has double underhooks.
Tavares blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Abrams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Abrams.
Tavares is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrams finish him?
Abrams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tavares's efforts to push away.
Abrams lands a nice elbow.
Abrams keeps control of Tavares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavares wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abrams has him pressed against the ropes.
Abrams lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Abrams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrams dips a shoulder and cracks Tavares with a mighty uppercut! Tavares falls back against the ropes and Abrams unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tavares is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Abrams screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taite Abrams!
An out of breath Taite Abrams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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